Summary:
Zip code 66701 has one listed high school, Fort Scott Senior High, serving grades 9–12, with 578 students, a 13.9:1 student–teacher ratio, and a 47% free/reduced-price lunch rate. In 2025–26, proficiency was below the state rate in all three reported subjects: 24% versus 46% in ELA, a 22-point gap; 25% versus 41% in math, a 16-point gap; and 24% versus 38% in science, a 14-point gap. The most important concern is chronic absenteeism: 35% at the school, compared with 18% statewide and 22% in the Fort Scott district.
Because Fort Scott Senior High is the only school listed, there are no local schools to compare as top or bottom performers. Within its own results, science was closest to the state rate and ELA furthest behind; grade-specific gaps were 6 points in 11th-grade science, 11 points in 10th-grade math, and 17 points in 10th-grade ELA. SchoolDigger rated the school one star and ranked it 277th of 340 schools, at the 19th percentile, in 2025–26. Graduation was a relative bright spot: 88% at the school, matching the district and 1 point below the state rate.
ELA and math proficiency fell year over year at Fort Scott Senior High, while state results rose, widening the school’s gaps. ELA declined 14 points, from 37% to 24%, as the state increased 1 point; the gap widened by 15 points. Math declined 9 points, from 35% to 25%, while the state rose 2 points; its gap widened by 12 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking also shifted sharply: 14th in 2023–24, 52nd in 2024–25, then 19th in 2025–26, so the three-year pattern was uneven rather than a steady decline. The school’s 13.9:1 student–teacher ratio and 47% free/reduced-price lunch rate provide additional context about the school.
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